scholiast

[ skoh-lee-ast ]

/ ˈskoʊ liˌæst /

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noun

an ancient commentator on the classics.

a person who writes scholia.

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Origin of scholiast

From the Greek word scholiastḗs, dating back to 1575–85. See scholium, -ast

OTHER WORDS FROM scholiast

scho·li·as·tic, adjective

Words nearby scholiast

scholar's mate, scholastic, Scholastic Aptitude Test, scholasticate, scholasticism, scholiast, scholium, Schollander, Schomburg, Schönbein, Schönberg

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How to use scholiast in a sentence

Seiler thinks that only the Trojans used the battle-axe; perhaps for damaging the ships: he follows the scholiast.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
The custom appears to have existed as late as the time of the scholiast on Apollonius Rhodius.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
The Scholiast cites Plato ἐν τῇ Πολιτείᾳ, which seems a mistake for ἐν τῷ Σοφίστῃ.
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)|George Grote
The scholiast of the latter gives a description of the process, which exactly answers to the Mexican delineation.
John Rutherford, the White Chief|George Lillie Craik

And so too does the notice of the scholiast (after Apollodorus) on Sophocles, Oed.
Problems in Periclean Buildings|G. W. Elderkin

British Dictionary definitions for scholiast

scholiast

/ (ˈskəʊlɪˌæst) /

noun

a medieval annotator, esp of classical texts

Derived forms of scholiast

scholiastic, adjective

Word Origin for scholiast

C16: from Late Greek skholiastēs, from skholiazein to write a scholium

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